Talking Life

What can we learn about how we relate to the world through the observations and experiences of people living with different dementias?

Created Out of Mind present Talking Life, a series of podcast conversations led by Susanna Howard with a person, or people, experiencing a dementia about their relationships with everyday topics such as beauty, willpower, purpose, connection, and sleep. This series aims to engage listeners in collective conversations with people experiencing dementias and challenge them to reconsider their initial assumptions about dementia.

We will be adding new podcasts throughout the residency- here's a selection of the powerful, brave and wonderful stories shared with us so far. Scroll down and click play or download each episode, or subscribe to the series wherever you get your podcasts and listen at your leisure!

‘I think the message is “We are here, we are not invisible”. As LGBT people like anybody else we need help, love and support. Our being LGBT is an important part of our life and goes with us wherever we are and if that can be respected in older life, in all aspects of life - we can’t ask for anything more.’

Mike Parish and partner Tom Hughes’ experiences as part of the LGBT community have shaped their lives and are still very much part of their identity. Tom lives with a dementia caused by HIV-associated neurological disorder (HAND).

Presented by Susanna Howard, Music by Hannah Peel and edited by Erland Cooper.